May 11, 2005
Erica Hupp/Dolores Beasley
Headquarters, Washington
(Phone: 202/358-1237/1753)
John Leslie
NOAA Satellites & Information Service
(Phone: 301/457-5005)
MEDIA ADVISORY: M05-077
NASA POSTPONES SATELLITE LAUNCH
NASA's launch of the NOAA-N environmental satellite for the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) was postponed for 24
hours due to high winds.
Launch is scheduled at 6:22 a.m. EDT, Thursday, May 12, pending
favorable weather conditions.
Surface wind at the time of the rollback of the gantry surrounding the
Boeing Delta II launch vehicle was as high as 36 knots. That was
approximately seven knots above the limits at Space Launch Complex 2,
Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. Forecast models will be reviewed
this afternoon for a final check before the gantry rollback begins at
approximately 9 p.m. EDT, today.
NASA TV coverage begins at 4 a.m. EDT, Thursday. NASA TV is available
on the Web and via satellite in the continental U.S. on AMC-6,
Transponder 9C, C-Band, at 72 degrees west longitude. The frequency
is 3880.0 MHz. Polarization is vertical, and audio is monaural at
6.80 MHz. It's available in Alaska and Hawaii on AMC-7, Transponder
18C, C-Band, at 137 degrees west longitude. The frequency is 4060.0
MHz. Polarization is vertical, and audio is monaural at 6.80 MHz.
For NASA TV information and schedules on the Internet, visit:
http://www.nasa.gov/ntv
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